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The murdered nuclear scientist Mohsen Fachrisadeh was buried in Iran.
An honor guard on Monday carried the coffin of the researcher who founded the Islamic Republic's military nuclear program in the early 2000s.
The ceremony in the external area of the Ministry of Defense was attended by, among others, the Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami, the head of the Revolutionary Guard and the chairman of the civil nuclear program of the Islamic Republic.
Hatami praised Fachrisadeh as a "martyr".
Fachrisadeh was killed in a military-style ambush on Friday.
A truck bomb reportedly exploded and armed attackers opened fire on the scientist.
The perpetrators have not yet been identified, but the Iranian leadership blames "local mercenaries" from the US and Israel for the attack.
Israel has not yet commented on the case.
The nuclear scientist was at the head of the so-called Amad program, which Israel and the West believed was an Iranian military operation to test the feasibility of building an atomic bomb.
According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), it ended in 2003. Israel accuses Iran of continuing to pursue nuclear weapons.
The Islamic Republic, on the other hand, has long said that its nuclear program is peaceful.
Defense Minister threatens "enemies" with "punishment"
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At the funeral, Minister Hatami kissed Fachrisadeh's coffin and held his forehead against it.
"Our enemies know that no crime in Iran will go unanswered and unpunished," said Defense Minister Amir Hatami in the funeral speech.
The "terrorists" should also know that being a martyr in Iran is an honor.
The fatal attack will not stop the progress of the Iranian nuclear program, since Fachrisadeh's path will be continued "even more consistently" by Iranian scientists.
People pray at the coffin of the murdered Iranian nuclear physicist Mohsen Fachrisadeh
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Killing the researcher will make Iran more united and determined, he said.
"In order to continue on your path, we will move forward with more speed and strength," he said in commentary broadcast live on state television.
The US nuclear arsenal and Israel's inventory of atomic bombs - the country has long been under suspicion - are the greatest threats to humanity.
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Mourners later buried Fachrisadeh in the cemetery of a mosque in northern Tehran.
In response to the fatal attack, the Iranian parliament is considering a bill that would stop the IAEA's inspections.
So far, the authority has been allowed to look into the civilian nuclear program in the country.
The hardliners in the country are demanding vengeance for the murder of the nuclear physicist.
Your mouthpiece, the daily newspaper "Kejhan", even demands a military attack on the Israeli port city of Haifa.
President Hassan Ruhani, however, warns against a drastic reaction, since this is exactly what the assassins wanted to do to provoke a new conflict with Iran.